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Besieger

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be·siege  (b-sj)
tr.v. be·sieged, be·sieg·ing, be·sieg·es
1. To surround with hostile forces.
2. To crowd around; hem in.
3. To harass or importune, as with requests: Reporters besieged the winner for interviews.
4. To cause to feel distressed or worried: She was besieged by problems.

[Middle English besegen, probably alteration of assegen, from Old French assegier, from Vulgar Latin *assedicre : Latin ad-, ad- + Vulgar Latin *sedicre, to sit; see siege.]

be·siegement n.
be·sieger n.
Synonyms: besiege, beleaguer, blockade, invest, siege
These verbs mean to surround with hostile forces: besiege a walled city; the enemy beleaguered the enclave; blockaded the harbor; investing a fortress; a castle sieged by invaders.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.besieger - an enemy who lays siege to your position
foe, foeman, enemy, opposition - an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"
2.besieger - an energetic petitioner
petitioner, requester, suppliant, supplicant - one praying humbly for something; "a suppliant for her favors"

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Jurgis became once more a besieger of factory gates.
A pause followed, and they heard a besieger remark, "They're in safe enough.
In the middle of the afternoon we sighted the scarlet and yellow towers of Helium, and a short time later a great fleet of Zodangan battleships rose from the camps of the besiegers without the city, and advanced to meet us.
 
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